Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

15658

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

25

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Brass body with some ferrous metal parts and a glass mirror.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

18,0 cm

Largeur

13,6 cm

Hauteur

32,2 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Recherche

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Beck

Pays

Angleterre

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Londres

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

Inconnu

Canada

Microscope was owned by Dr. Helen Morton, OC. Helen grew up in Liverpool, came to Canada as a war guest in her teens, returned to Liverpool to complete her BSc,. She returned to Canada in 1947 and went to work at Connaught Labs in Toronto, where she worked on the project that developed the medium that Dr Salk used to create his famous vaccine. She wrote and published several tracts on the topic of tissue culture. She earned an MSc at UofT. She then came to Ottawa, and worked at NRC while continuing to work with Dr. Joseph Morgan. She then, as a single mother, returned to university, this time Ottawa U, to complete her PhD. Unfortunately, soon after that accomplishment, she developed macular degeneration, and had to give up her microscope (and a lot else). By now legally blind, she went on to work for Treasury Board on various topics involving the disabled community, and went on to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada for this work.

Fonction

Used to magnify specimens for microscopic study.

Technique

This microscope was made by a well-known British firm, and was used by an experienced researcher at Connaught Laboratories during a time when it was involved in the research and production of vaccines, such as the Polio vaccine.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

On the proper back section of the base: "R & J. BECK/ LONDON/ 15658"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Predominantly brass-coloured metal covered with a lacqured finish, black focus rack, clip, and underside, and silver-coloured mirrors set into a brass-coloured metal hoop.

Décoration

S/O